Bending Workout Options

[Gert1973]

Hi again Kris, Monica and everyone else who's watching this

Here's a first attempt after 2 weeks practise on the bending workout lesson from Darius suggested by Monica. I can say I have already scared away every cat in the neighbourhood for sure practising this lesson!!

As this is a totally new skill for me to learn, it's really challenging, very hard on the fingers but also very fun to do. Because my fingers (especially ring finger and pinky) need to get used to this kind of strength, it's not possible to practise this lesson for a long period. But after two weeks, I feel the progress in my fingers and I can practise this lesson a little bit longer and more in a day compared to two weeks ago.

Here's my post and underneath the video I have already made my own analysis.



My analysis:

45-48: need more practise here because this does not sound good. Caused by pinky and ring finger and unwanted rings from the B-string.
1.08: not in time to put my fingers here so B-string does not ring
1.11- 1.14: unwanted rings from G-string I think
1.16: That note on 18th fret on the G-string should be little higher
1.18: unwanted ring from strings
1.20-1.25: here's where it's clear I don't have enough strenght in my ring finger to let ring the B-string. I can make this sound very good and easy if I use my index finger. But it has to be the ring finger and that one needs to be trained...
1.32: missed the timing here
1.33-1.38: obvious how I struggle here to let the B-string ring. This part is in my opnion the worst part and needs much more attention and practise. What can I do to practise this part better?
1.44: missed the note towards the ending here.

Cheers,

Gert

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This post has been edited by Gert1973: Jan 12 2023, 04:06 PM

[Gert1973]

Good afternoon Monica,

I'm back with a new take on this lesson and it is a KILLER take (in my humble opinion)

This one, to me, it's the best one so far!

Listen for yourself



I changed my strings from 10 to 9 and that helped for sure!

And I was not pleased with the sound anymore. So I had to tweek it a little bit. When I was tweeking the bending sound, I accidentaly also left open the sound of the alternate picking lesson. And these 2 sounds combined is a great sound for this lesson!

At 40 the note should sound a little longer
And thqt's the only issue I can hear in this take

Curious how proud you're going to be now... hahahahaha

Cheers,
Gert

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[Monica Gheorghev...]

Good afternoon Monica,

I'm back with a new take on this lesson and it is a KILLER take (in my humble opinion)

This one, to me, it's the best one so far!

Listen for yourself



I changed my strings from 10 to 9 and that helped for sure!

And I was not pleased with the sound anymore. So I had to tweek it a little bit. When I was tweeking the bending sound, I accidentaly also left open the sound of the alternate picking lesson. And these 2 sounds combined is a great sound for this lesson!

At 40 the note should sound a little longer
And thqt's the only issue I can hear in this take

Curious how proud you're going to be now... hahahahaha

Cheers,
Gert

Hi Gert!

Well....that's a really great take!!! I like it

About the tone....to be honest....the previous one was much more beautiful because it had a much open sound (brighter). It fits better for this lesson.
Your today tone (ahh...I know you liked it but..) has some audible issues. It gives me the feeling that I am listening to someone who plays in a bottle. Also, this accidental combination of two sounds unfortunately canceled some frequencies.

0:36; 0:53 - wrong pitch

The unison bends - doesn't sound so good. Besides some tiny pitch issues, be careful to pick both strings very well. We need to clearly hear both strings ringing together.

Apart from the things that I pointed out, I can say that you did a killer job and I'm very proud of you!!!

For next time, you can raise the tempo with another 5 BPM (if it's too easy....you can add 10 BPM ).

Have a great evening!

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[Gert1973]

Hi Gert!

Well....that's a really great take!!! I like it

About the tone....to be honest....the previous one was much more beautiful because it had a much open sound (brighter). It fits better for this lesson.
Your today tone (ahh...I know you liked it but..) has some audible issues. It gives me the feeling that I am listening to someone who plays in a bottle. Also, this accidental combination of two sounds unfortunately canceled some frequencies.

0:36; 0:53 - wrong pitch

The unison bends - doesn't sound so good. Besides some tiny pitch issues, be careful to pick both strings very well. We need to clearly hear both strings ringing together.

Apart from the things that I pointed out, I can say that you did a killer job and I'm very proud of you!!!

For next time, you can raise the tempo with another 5 BPM (if it's too easy....you can add 10 BPM ).

Have a great evening!

Hi Monica,

Aaaaaaargh... yes, I hear what you mean with the 'bottle' sound!! I uploaded the wrong file!! That's the unedited take from my Iphone. And my airo is blowing behind me. That's the 'bottle' noise


Here's the edited take...



Cheers,
Gert

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